How Do I Force empty trash?

How do I force empty trash, OS 10.6.8?

Hi,
From the Finder Help Menu
" Empty the Trash without any warning or when it contains locked files:
Command (⌘)-Shift-Option-Delete
Hold down the Option key, and then choose Finder > Empty Trash "

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How to force empty trash on my mac

How do I force empty trash on my mac file:///Users/sherriegilcrease/Desktop/force%20trash.app/i have tried this it has worked in the past will not empty now.

I have no idea about the force trash app but this page from Apple may help you.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1526

How do i force empty the trash with old backups in it?

I am clearing out some old backups created by the TimeMachine and am unable to empty them from the Trash or return them. How can I force the Trash to empty?

Trying to remove some of your Time Machine back ups through trash is not a good idea without doing the necessary research first. Read about ways to solve Trash problems.
From the X LAB.       Solving Trash Problems
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
Then, for clearing stubborn trash.                Download Trash It! for Mac
In particular related to Time Machine.
Time Machine - Troubleshooting E6.
Can't empty the trash after deleting backups via the Finder
Unless you are in the CIA or MI5 you need not use Secure Empty Trash.   It takes seven times longer and the Empty Trash is perfectly safe in most circumstances.

How do I force the trash to empty?

How do I force the trash to empty?

Hold down the option key while emptying trash.
More reading on this subject, The X LAB
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html#Anchor-Force-11481

How do i restore emptied trash in system 10.4.11?

How do i restore emptied trash in system 10.4.11?

Only possible if you have stopped using your Mac so the file space doesn't get overwritten, and you use a date recovery company (expensive).

How can I delete all the Time Machine backups to make room for more? And how do I force the trash to empty?

I moved a bunch of my husband's files from his Macbook (which is dieing) to my iMac. I created a user for him on my iMac so he'd be able to keep his stuff separate from mine. All is working great except my Time Machine is now unable to backup. The total of used space on my hard drive (including the recently added user's files) is about 420 GB. The amount of capacity of my external hard drive is 999GB. I think Time Machine failed because there was all of a sudden so much more data and a new full backup would be more than the unused capacity of the HD? Regardless I don't need any old backups. I have all my files and all his files. So I moved all the backups from the external HD to the trash. Apparently that's a no no. I can't fully empty the trash now and that is making my iMac crazy slow.
1) Can anyone tell me how to force the trash to empty?
2) Is there a way to delete the whole external HD and start over with a new full backup via Time Machine? In Disk Utility I try to erase the partition and get an error "Volume Erase failed with the error: Couldn't unmount disk." Then I try to Unmount it and get another "Unmount failed. The disk Backup iOmega could not be unmounted. Make sure that all applications and files are closed on this disk." I turned off Time Machine and tried again but with the same errors.
The external HD is called iOmega. It only connects to the iMac with USB. Any help is much appreciated!!!!

Try this instead:
Drive Partition and Format
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. Select the backup volume from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
4. Click on the Erase button.
You will need to reconfigure Time Machine preferences for the backup.
FYI: Never remove Time Machine backup data except through the Time Machine application. If you aren't sure about using Time Machine then visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things related to Time Machine.

How to force empty trash?

Hello
I can't empty my trash. I get these signs:
"This operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items."
"Empty Trash", and "Secure Empty Trash" in the finder doesn't work
"command, option, shift, delete" - doesn't work either
Who can help me with this?
Thank you

usually, pressing option an selecting +empty trash+ from the finder menu does the trick. if it don't, you will have to get some panadol and work yourself through that article
good luck !
JGG

How to recovery my emptied trash

How do I recovery my trash that I emptied by mistake?

Time Machine
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Force empty trash

This may be more of an osx thing, but is there a way to force empty the trash? It says a graphic file is still in use, even when I quit all apps. I know a restart will probably fix this, but still curious if there is another option.

Rename the file to end in .rtf, and then open TextEdit. Save a new document to the same folder as the file you're trying to delete, and overwrite the existing file when prompted. You may need to move the file out of the Trash first.
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How can I restore emptied trash?

I know this is a dumb mistake. That said, I moved two Excel documents to the trash and emptied it (regular empty trash, not secure empty trash). Is there any way I can get the two files back?

You can also go try FileSalvage, as it is very powerful.
Also if you could take your drive and use it under a Windows machine, I know several other programs, most of them free to use.
I recall FreeUndelete, PCI File recovery (not sure about this one though) and TestDisk.
Yes, I am showing Win programs, because I tried finding the same alternatives for Mac, free, and it didn't happen to exist. By free I mean freeware also.
One last and important note, if you wish very much to recover these files, it is best for you not to do anything with your mac, or at least the drive. By anything I mean anything that could ask the computer to write on the disk itself. This is all because the "room" occupied by your exel files on the physical disk is now know by the OS as empty, but the disk itself don't go at the "room" and put zeros all the way. Meaning, your files are still preset, but not for the OS. And as soon you will write down something on your harddrive, the OS will simply find the nearest empty spot, being perhaps where your exel files were.
Worst, OS X support some sort of dynamic defragmentation, which replace all the empty space by files (so the disk is continuous) as much as possible, when you actually open files.
Your best bet so far is to try out Dale's program, or perhaps switch to a Win computer and try, and try as much as you can not to write on the disk.
Hope this will all be of help and good luck.

How can i quickly empty trash

The trash takes a long time to empty; any way to expedite the process.

If you’re choosing to empty the Trash securely, turn that option off; it’s only needed when deleting files which contain sensitive data.
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Emptying the trash - force empty .

How do I empty the trash when it keeps saying that ...' item is locked '? . How do I force empty it ?
Thanks .

Many times, depressing the Option key while emptying Trash will empty problem files. Another method – start by depressing the mouse over the Trash icon. Then empty trash from the pop-up menu. The files should be emptied.
Also look at these links.
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash in Mac OS X
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106272
Solving Trash Problems
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html
How To Fix Stubborn Trash and Why it Won't Delete
http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCenter/HowTo/Trash/index.ws
Download Trash It! v3.6.1 from:
http://www.nonamescriptware.com/?page_id=5
Download DropNuke from:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12664
 Cheers, Tom

Force empty files in TRASH

Files in my trash that will not empty. The message is that they are "in use", but I cannot find them anywhere else in the computer. How can I force empty files in TRASH that resist empty? Normal Hold Option key + Empty trash or Option + Finder>Empty trash do not work.
Message was edited by: Missy Artsy

Hello Missy Artsy
Not quite sure how that solved your question.   Secure empty trash is really only for CIA, M15 and similar documents.     It takes seven times as long to use this facility as the normal empty trash
Read and Bookmark these documents for trash problems in the future.
Apple.     You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
From the X Lab    Solving Trash Problems
Then, for clearing stubborn trash. Download Trash It! for Mac

Empty trash takes a long time!!

I've got a 18.86GB trash and I can't empty it!!!
I left it there for a long while and It still doesn't empty!!
Is there any way to force empty the trash without damaging my system/Hard-drive? (I tried Secure empty trash... Same result)
I downloaded Force Empty Trash from Macmaps.com, will it damage my system/Hard-drive?
looking for answers from a master!!!

I do hope that you haven't put sleepimage there !!
The trash is actually a directory (.Trash) in your home directory.
Open Terminal and enter:
$ cd .Trash
$ ls -lase (This will then list the contents of Trash).
You can then delete files directly from Trash using:
$ rm <filename>
For more information on the usage of "rm", type:
$ man rm
Note that this command is very powerful and should not be used in the wrong place, or with the wrong wildcards!
Cheers,
Rodney

Extra resilient can't empty trash

Despite force empty trash & trying Cocktail I am left with this message: "The operation could not be completed because the item ".$$ Stuffit Temp 1119228617" is in use."
In the trash resides 3 nested folders all labled "Trash" with nothing in the innermost. I would assume one could thank Stuffit for this gift.
I've read some risky options for using Terminal to accomplish the mission. Any safer suggestions would be appreciated.
(BTW: software UTD, permissions repaired, PRAM reset)
Thanks!

OK, you're saying everything is in your Trash?
If so, try the following:
Warning: Typographical error or misuse of the "rm -rf" command can result in data loss. Insertion of a space in the wrong place could result in the complete deletion of data on your hard disk, for example. You may wish to copy and paste the commands below into a text editor to verify spacing.
Important: There is no space between "/" and ".Trash" or ".Trashes" below.
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/
sudo rm -rf /.Trashes/
sudo rm -rf /Volumes/<volumename>/.Trashes/
Note: To end the sudo session, you should either execute the exit command, or log out of Mac OS X and then log back in.
Respectively, this permanently deletes all files in the current user's Trash, the startup volume Trash, and the Trash for other volumes (if any). These commands cannot delete locked files. You have to unlock them first.
Note: The sudo command can be used to temporarily obtain super user status and change permissions on files that otherwise could not be changed. However, it is only available if you are logged in with an administrator account, and it requires an administrator account user password for authentication.
See full article on this subject HERE.
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